In the Name of the Family by Sarah Dunant is a novel about the Borgias, namley Pope Alexander VI and his children, Lucrezia and Cesare. They make Game of Throne’s Lannisters seem almost civilized. “With a vibrant cast of characters both iconic, including the vastly influential Niccolò Machiavelli, and rarely highlighted, Dunant’s captivating Renaissance Italian saga will thrill her fans and bring more into the fold.”—Booklist